Jul 7, 2008 12:28 pm US/Eastern
A-Rod's Wife Files For Divorce
MIAMI (CBS4) ―
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Alex Rodriguez stands with his wife, Cynthia, during his introductory news conference with the New York Yankees on Feb. 17, 2004. Reports claim she will file for divorce Monday
AP
Miami baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez may have more time to himself
outside of the ballpark after his wife of 6 years filed for divorce
Monday in Miami-Dade Circuit Court.
The divorce might turn into a real bench-clearing brawl with A-Rod's
high-priced legal team also filing for divorce in Miami, blaming the
wife for the marital break-up because of her reluctance to reconcile,
and the siren at the center of it all, Madonna, saying she had no role at all.
Cynthia Rodriguez meanwhile is also saying her husband has only seen
their 3-month-old baby Ella two or three times. She is seeking primary
custody of the couple's two children.
CBS4 news partner, the Miami Herald reported the couple is said to have a prenuptial agreement set up a month before their marriage. They have two young children, and share a house in Coral Gables.
While Rodriguez was born in New York City, he played baseball at Miami-Dade's Westminster Christian High School, where he posted a .419 average with 90 steals.
Rodriguez had agreed to play baseball for the University of Miami and was also recruited for it's football team, but he never attended the school, opting instead to enter the baseball draft after graduating high school, at the age of 17.
He later donated almost $4 million to help renovate Mark Light Field.
Rodriguez joined the New York Yankees in 2004, and just last year signed a 10 year, $275 million contract.
During the 2008 season, Rodriguez has been linked to singer Madonna, who has been said to be in the process ending her own marriage.
Madonna on Sunday issued a statement to People magazine, denying any romance with Rodriguez or the end of her own marriage of seven-years.
``My husband and I are not planning on getting a divorce. I know Alex Rodriguez through Guy Oseary, who manages both of us. I brought my kids to a Yankee game. I am not romantically involved in any way with Alex Rodriguez. I have nothing to do with the state of his marriage or what spiritual path he may choose to study.''
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